Press Digest: Canada - Jan 6

Fiera Capital

06/01/2022 11:24

Jan 6 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories from
selected Canadian newspapers. Reuters has not verified these
stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
    
    
    THE GLOBE AND MAIL
    ** Fiera Capital Corp  FZ.TO  is shaking up its senior
leadership as its founder and chief executive officer, Jean-Guy
Desjardin, takes a step back after 19 years at the helm of one
of Canada’s largest independent investment managers. https://tgam.ca/3zCOykj
    
    ** Toronto and Vancouver housing markets closed out the
second year of the COVID-19 pandemic with record sales and
record-high home prices, as the race to buy properties
accelerated in the country’s two most expensive areas. https://tgam.ca/3FcCnfr
        

       
    NATIONAL POST
    ** Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the federal government
would procure 140 million rapid antigen tests, a big increase
from an earlier order in December, suggesting authorities are
preparing to live with Omicron rather than defeat it. https://bit.ly/3eTc0QM

     
    ** A think-tank funded in part by the Canada Mortgage
Housing Corporation and National Housing Strategy is proposing
that homes valued at more than C$1 million ($783,146.68) be
subjected to an annual deferrable surtax as part of a plan to
tackle housing inequality. ttps://bit.ly/3FWs5ky https://bit.ly/3FWs5ky
           

($1 = 1.2769 Canadian dollars)

 (Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)
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